Alan Siegel Quotes

One person can make a difference. In fact, it's not only possible for one person to make a difference, it's essential that one person makes a difference. And believe it or not, that person is you.

When you go out and meet new people, you can come up with new ideas and be enlightened and help the country become a better place.

I don't think of myself as a powerful person. But I do use the platforms I have to make a difference in the world. Anyone who has a position where they can make a difference should use it.

This ability to mix people together is something I learned early on.

The worst thing that can happen is if you're stuck within a bubble and you think that is what life is all about. It's great to see other people and hear from people of different ages and opinions.

The beautiful thing about New York is, you have to expose yourself to other people the minute you step outside the door. There is no choice. And I love that.

Every day, whether I am teaching or entertaining - I absolutely love bringing different people and cultures together.

I love to work with performers that are very different to me.

Sport is one of the few spaces where people can learn about different cultures in a spirit of trust and friendship.

The best part of my carreer is getting to meet so many different people, because I learn so much from everyone.

I don't even think places like the National Youth Theatre (NYT) are necessarily about wanting to be an actor when you grow up. They're about meeting people from different backgrounds and different religions and different cultures, and mixing with people that you wouldn't ordinarily meet.

It's just so cool when you meet people who are different than you are. That can give you a different perspective, a viewpoint on life, or inspire you. I mean, what would the world be like if we were all the same? I think it would be very boring.

I want to be known as the mayor who happens to be Latino who made a difference. I ran to make a difference.

Prior to getting into music, I interacted with, on a daily basis, about 5-10 percent of the people that I've interacted with since then. I've been meeting people from different backgrounds and different cultures. That did allow for a lot of change. I've changed as a product of that, but it's been positive.

People need to seek out some diversity in their life. One of my friends is a pig farmer in Michigan, and even she has black friends. She's in the middle of nowhere - the closest airport is, like, three hours away - and she manages to connect with black people.

I am doing what I can to expand the tent and bring up other people and make sure we are telling different kinds of stories.

I make it my business to be around people that don't look like me or think like me or act like me. I want to learn from them.

One of the things I love about this job is meeting different people.

I think that's part of the beautiful game. It's kind of this special relationship that happens in football, where you get kind of influenced by the people around you and the different cultures around you and it allows you to grow and develop.

It's not about changing people; it's sometimes about changing a situation. How can we build an even better situation for them?

If people stay in their own little bubbles, none of us will reach our full potential.

Immigrants and Native Americans have made our country what it is today, and if we've learned anything through these hundreds of years - it should be that we can accomplish more when we work together.

I see myself as the ambassador of hip-hop. I do songs with people from everywhere. We ain't got nothing but love.

Diversity - both in ideas and people - has always been one of the country's greatest assets.

I always have thought that part of being involved with life is the same thing as just wanting to kick it with your friends, and being involved with life on a deeper level is wanting to change the situation that you're in.